Perino Dismisses CPI Study: Truth On How We Sold The Iraq War Is Not ‘Worth Spending Time On’

Perino Dismisses CPI Study: Truth On How We Sold The Iraq War Is Not ‘Worth Spending Time On’

A new study by the Center for Public Integrity and the Fund for Independence in Journalism found that the Bush administration issued 935 false statements about the threat from Iraq in the two years following 9/11. President Bush “led with 259 false statements, 231 about weapons of mass destruction in Iraq.”

In today’s press briefing, White House Press Secretary Dana Perino attacked the study. Perino claimed the study “is so flawed” because it “only looked at members of the administration” and not “people around the world”:

I hardly think that the study is worth spending time on. It is so flawed, in terms of taking anything into context or including — they only looked at members of the administration, rather than looking at members of Congress or people around the world.

Because, as you’ll remember, we were part of a broad coalition of countries that deposed the dictator based on a collective understanding of the intelligence.

more at:
http://thinkprogress.org/2008/01/23/perino-cpi/

like the drunken spy that said yeah WMDs.

"Johnny down the street lied! Why aren't you punishing him?"

Does it even warrant a serious rebuttal? I saw the clip of Perino on Talking Points Memo. I don't know what it would take, necessarily, to wipe that smug little smirk off her unctuous face, but I have a few ideas I'd like to try.

This is the most inward-gazing administration in US history.

The rest of the world only get mentioned when it appears they are in agreement.

By the * administration!

Typical circular logic of the repukes.

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i'll check out the video but almost already know that not one reporter challenged her on this.

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